Dog bite : the child is deceased

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Published the 22.10.2017 to 18: 00

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The child was 10 years old, a native of the Rhone, which was suffering from rabies after being bitten by a puppy in Sri Lanka, a rare case in France, died at Lyons. This case of rabies confirmed in France and its fatal outcome confirm that a dog bite is never harmless, and that the animal’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly vis-à-vis a child.

Mid-August, a young boy originally from the Rhone had been bitten stroking a puppy on a beach in the south of Sri Lanka. But the bite considered banal, had not alerted anyone. The incubation period of rabies can last from 20 to 60 days on average, the child was hospitalized in Lyon only the 4 October and placed in intensive care.

250 000 bites in France

Most dog owners are confident that their brave animals love children, and yet all practitioners of cosmetic surgery will explain to you that it’s not happening this year they do not have to intervene on a face torn by one of those “doggies” harmless. Although statistics are probably under-estimated because many bites are not reported, it is estimated that there are 250 000 bites per year in France, 70 % in children under 12 years of age, 65 % buffs to the face. This is the reality of the figures.

Why a dog deemed to be nice does it suddenly become – or become again, also, because the instinct is still there – a wild animal, in front of a toddler. And precisely because he, unlike an adult, has the eyes at the same height as those of the dog and most animals – especially if they are dominant, that is to say, aggressive with other dogs – don’t support that, you look at them straight in the eyes, which is a synonym for provocation. If add to that a few prints of ear or hair – because it is tempting for a toddler to play with this plush living – loud voices that panicked the dog, and the fangs close on the nearest part, generally the face.

Of course, the dog owners have their share of responsibility, but when it is on a leash, it is the education of the child that is in question, because it is obvious – given the number of domestic animals that there are in our country – that it is imperative to warn our little ones from a young age. It should be noted that horses, for example, may also be responsible for damage impressive, most frequently at the level of hands or arms.

Always check and wash

You must always consult a doctor before a bite is so small as it is, besides he is the face, because it can be trace to life, and because the mouth of a dog is still a carrier of germs that will infect almost systematically the injury. If it can, it is necessary to wash thoroughly, with soap and water, and join a doctor, or a hospital, as quickly as possible, not forgetting, with the help of witnesses, to know the precise identity of the owner of the dog, as the anger remains, as we have just unfortunately to check it out, a disease that is very topical.